Abandoned shoe on the beach.

A worn-out white and peach Nike sneaker lies in the grass.

Need a POSSE?

I think we all do. And, right now, micro.blog is mine.

This is the way forward, if we want to navigate the social media diaspora in an efficient, feasible way.

Another day, another pub. 🍺

A pub with a sign that reads "Welcome to The Kings Head at Staplehurst" is beneath a string of bulb lights against a partly cloudy sky.

Started reading: Late Light by Michael Malay 📚

Started reading: Coffee First, Then the World by Jenny Graham 📚

Morning from a Kentish pub.

A weathered wooden window beside a colorful hanging basket filled with red and yellow flowers.A lush cluster of vibrant pink and orange flowers is growing against a brick wall, illuminated by sunlight.A rustic pub with brick and wooden elements is shown under a clear blue sky, surrounded by trees and a paved walkway.

Brits: Adventurous Ink, a great book club that sends you books on nature, adventure - and reconnecting with each other and reclaiming our attention — has a relaunch Kickstarter that’s struggling to meet its target.

Please do check it out, and consider backing.

Here’s a secret: Fritz Kola is one of the main reasons I love going to Hamburg…

Several bottles of Fritz-Kola are displayed behind a glass surface.

I sometimes wish I had made photography a bigger part of my professional life. The only time I really get to do it is when I’m doing event liveblogging. And sometimes that turns into gig photography.

I have blogs. I should do more photography projects.

What the hell is happening at Automattic?

It looks like the war for the profits of WordPress has begun…

Beardy Guy

Appreciate and take care of your devices. Take pleasure in their longevity. If they get the job done, keep using them. This is the way.

Still happily rocking an iPhone 13 Pro. Not feeling any urgency to upgrade.

The Bell, the first Mill Media local journalism site to be powered by Ghost, is live.

Glasgow is getting Ghosted…

Good news, chums! Coffee is good for you!

(Yes, I am avoiding reading the details, lest they undermine the news I want.)

☕️☕️

This Automattic / WP Engine story is absolutely wild.

If those texts are genuine, I’m going to need a lot of popcorn as this plays out.

One of the lovely things about NEXT Conference is that, thanks to it happening alongside the Reeperbahn Festival, we get some great musical opening acts.

This year it was Alli Neumann.

Liking the aesthetic of this coffee shop.

A woven rattan light fixture is hanging from the ceiling, surrounded by a ceiling fan, dried plants, and pastel-colored mugs on a shelf.Two woven pendant lights hang from a ceiling beside a potted plant, with natural light coming through nearby windows.

Saying goodbye to Hamburg again. Great trip this year, even if BA seemed reluctant to actually fly any of us home…

Hamburg airport terminal is bathed in sunlight with several parked airplanes and luggage carts on the tarmac.

That’s how you start a conference…

#next24

Good morning from Hamburg and #next24 on Reeperbahn. Busy day ahead…

This tribute to David is touching but a little surreal:

In Ottawa, Canada, anti-war protestors put up pictures of Knowles on what’s called the Freedom Pole, which sits outside the Russian embassy, with the message “eternal memory”

I’m used to my students breaking news. Becoming it is something entirely different.